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Offshore outsourcing firms that do most of their work in India remain the largest users of the H-1B visa for computer-related jobs, seemingly unaffected by the odds of the visa lottery, according to new data.

Adopting a managed services or fixed-fee approach for application work can yield significant savings. But IT organizations that rely on staff augmentation can also cut costs through proactive management.

Salespeople peddle the best-case scenario. When you're shopping for systems integration, outsourcing or other complex services, the salespeople will typically assure you that service delivery will be outstanding. They promise that the transition will be completed smoothly by a top-notch implementation team and that ongoing support will be provided by an equally talented operations team. They may well mean what they say, but the sad truth is that not every client can get the A team.

A top White House official told House lawmakers this week that the replacement of U.S. workers by H-1B visa holders is troubling and not supposed to happen. But it is hard to tell whether the administration will do anything about it. The signals are mixed.

Far from being the buzzword du jour, bi-modal IT is a real thing now. In this organizational setup, one group is tasked with the keep-the-lights-on functions and the other on more innovative, forward-looking projects. That sounds all well and good on paper, but what does it mean in the real world?

OUTSOURCING WHITE PAPERS

We all love spreadsheets and use them to manage our personal finances. But their limitations show up quickly in business settings where a number of individuals need to access, update, and amend the data.

This paper highlights the need for real-time behavior analytics, the economic impact of cybercrime and business logic abuse and how organizations could leverage the data in their network to foil the top attacks. Paper as attached.

Smart city living gets a jab in the arm with the new SURF@NCS facility and an exciting new partnership looks promising for smart city solutions. Learn to identify the latest cybersecurity threats, and what to do when cybersecurity gets too hard.